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James Joyce
El extraordinario ensayo del mejor crítico del siglo XX sobre Joyce y el Ulises, la obra que marcó un antes y un después en la literatura universal.
En James Joyce, escrito en 1931, Edmund Wilson hace un sucinto repaso a las obras previas del autor, se lanza con su acostumbrada brillantez a un análisis en profundidad del Ulises y termina con un penetrante estudio del entonces inacabado Finnegan's Wake. Según Wilson, Joyce es «El gran poeta de una fase nueva de la conciencia humana», y con el Ulises «aporta a la literatura una nueva y desconocida belleza».
La obra de Joyce, tan famosa como poco leída, encuentraen este ensayo una de sus mejores explicaciones.
Harold Bloom ha dicho... «Edmund Wilson sobrevive como crítico por su infinita vitalidad y su intenso amor por la literatura.»
En James Joyce, escrito en 1931, Edmund Wilson hace un sucinto repaso a las obras previas del autor, se lanza con su acostumbrada brillantez a un análisis en profundidad del Ulises y termina con un penetrante estudio del entonces inacabado Finnegan's Wake. Según Wilson, Joyce es «El gran poeta de una fase nueva de la conciencia humana», y con el Ulises «aporta a la literatura una nueva y desconocida belleza».
La obra de Joyce, tan famosa como poco leída, encuentraen este ensayo una de sus mejores explicaciones.
Harold Bloom ha dicho... «Edmund Wilson sobrevive como crítico por su infinita vitalidad y su intenso amor por la literatura.»
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First published July 25, 2013
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Edmund Wilson
304 books160 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. See also physicist Edmund Wilson.
Edmund Wilson Jr. was a towering figure in 20th-century American literary criticism, known for his expansive intellect, stylistic clarity, and commitment to serious literary and political engagement. Over a prolific career, Wilson wrote for Vanity Fair, The New Republic, The New Yorker, and The New York Review of Books, shaping the critical conversation on literature, politics, and culture. His major critical works—such as Axel's Castle and Patriotic Gore—combined literary analysis with historical insight, and he ventured boldly into subjects typically reserved for academic specialists, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Native American cultures, and the American Civil War.
Wilson was also the author of fiction, memoirs, and plays, though his influence rested most strongly on his literary essays and political writing. He was instrumental in promoting the reputations of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Vladimir Nabokov, and many others. Despite his friendships with several of these authors, his criticism could be unflinching, even scathing—as seen in his public dismissal of H. P. Lovecraft and J. R. R. Tolkien. His combative literary style often drew attention, and his exacting standards for writing, along with his distaste for popular or commercial literature, placed him in a tradition of high-minded literary seriousness.
Beyond the realm of letters, Wilson was politically active, aligning himself at times with socialist ideals and vocally opposing Cold War policies and the Vietnam War. His principled refusal to pay income tax in protest of U.S. militarization led to a legal battle and a widely read protest book.
Wilson was married four times and had several significant personal and intellectual relationships, including with Fitzgerald and Nabokov. He also advocated for the preservation and celebration of American literary heritage, a vision realized in the creation of the Library of America after his death. For his contributions to American letters, Wilson received multiple honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His legacy endures through his extensive body of work, which remains a touchstone for literary scholars and general readers alike.
Edmund Wilson Jr. was a towering figure in 20th-century American literary criticism, known for his expansive intellect, stylistic clarity, and commitment to serious literary and political engagement. Over a prolific career, Wilson wrote for Vanity Fair, The New Republic, The New Yorker, and The New York Review of Books, shaping the critical conversation on literature, politics, and culture. His major critical works—such as Axel's Castle and Patriotic Gore—combined literary analysis with historical insight, and he ventured boldly into subjects typically reserved for academic specialists, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Native American cultures, and the American Civil War.
Wilson was also the author of fiction, memoirs, and plays, though his influence rested most strongly on his literary essays and political writing. He was instrumental in promoting the reputations of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Vladimir Nabokov, and many others. Despite his friendships with several of these authors, his criticism could be unflinching, even scathing—as seen in his public dismissal of H. P. Lovecraft and J. R. R. Tolkien. His combative literary style often drew attention, and his exacting standards for writing, along with his distaste for popular or commercial literature, placed him in a tradition of high-minded literary seriousness.
Beyond the realm of letters, Wilson was politically active, aligning himself at times with socialist ideals and vocally opposing Cold War policies and the Vietnam War. His principled refusal to pay income tax in protest of U.S. militarization led to a legal battle and a widely read protest book.
Wilson was married four times and had several significant personal and intellectual relationships, including with Fitzgerald and Nabokov. He also advocated for the preservation and celebration of American literary heritage, a vision realized in the creation of the Library of America after his death. For his contributions to American letters, Wilson received multiple honors, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom. His legacy endures through his extensive body of work, which remains a touchstone for literary scholars and general readers alike.
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May 7, 2024
Un análisis sucinto, inteligente, que aprecia los pros y contras de la obra de Joyce. Tras cien años de su publicación es innegable la influencia del Ulises en la literatura, pero esa misma importancia le ha llevado a un pedestal, rodeado de un aura abstracta y academicista (donde sus juegos y dificultad no ayudan). Este análisis nos permite bajar la obra de nuevo a tierra y apreciarla lejos de esa abstracción platónica que tanto daño le ha hecho, llevarla de vuelta al lector común y, a quizás, entender qué fue lo que motivó a Salas Subirat ha emprender su propia odisea.
May 30, 2021
qué capo. Muy buen acercamiento para entrar al Ulises y para conocer al genio detrás.
October 18, 2015
Un muy buen ensayo. Muy útil para un primer acercamiento a la obra de Joyce en general y al Ulises en particular.
June 28, 2016
Breve. Brillante.
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